Visakhapatnam Steel Plant accident: 8 killed, several injured after hot liquid metal spills on workers | Visakhapatnam News
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The At the time of the accident around 20 workers were in the area. The CITU union leader K Ayodhya Ram alleged that a blast occurred, and the ladle had fallen on the ground spilling the hot metal on the area where workers were attending the duties. He accused that the management has not taken proper maintenance works not only in SMS wing but also various wings.Steel Plant Management had not announced the casualty number officially. But the union leaders who visited the SMS-I area counted the number of bodies on the ground and informed the police.
PM Narendra Modi expresses sadness over Vizag steel plant incidentPM Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant incident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of those who died and Rs 50,000 for the injured.“Saddened by the mishap at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. Praying that the injured recover at the earliest. The local authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affected,” Modi said in a post on ‘X’.
